Chica lit : popular Latina fiction and Americanization in the twenty-first century /

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In Chica Lit: Popular Latina Fiction and Americanization in the Twenty-First Century, Tace Hedrick illuminates how discourses of Americanization, ethnicity, gender, class, and commodification shape the genre of "chica lit," popular fiction written by Latina authors with Latina characters....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hedrick, Tace, 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2015]
Series:Latino and Latin American profiles.
Subjects:
Latin American literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Ethnicity in literature.
Americanization.
Identité (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Ethnicité dans la littérature.
Américanisation.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Spanish & Portuguese.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Latin American literature > Women authors.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface : what's a girl to do when ...?
  • Introduction : a regular American life
  • Genre and the romance industry
  • Class and taste : is it the poverty?
  • Latinization and authenticity
  • Conclusion : not even the Mexicans.

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